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Cat facts
• Unlike most cats, fishing
cats are very sociable. It is
even thought that the males
may help the females look
after the young cubs.
• The name “ocelot” comes
from the Aztec word “tlalocelot,”
meaning field tiger.
This cat’s short fur
dries off quickly when
it has finished fishing.
Fishing forest cat
The curious fishing cat isn’t afraid of getting
wet. Making its home in the thickly planted Different colored cats
areas around swamps and rivers, slightly Each ocelot has individual
webbed feet help this feline to bat a fishy markings, and their coats
feast out of the water. can range from a rich yellow
and cream to a dark brown.
Active at night, this medium-
sized cat likes to spend its days
curled up in the safety of a tree.
American beauty
The bobcat is America’s most
common native cat. A small
species of lynx, it is active day
and night, and is known to
pounce on prey from the trees.
